Elon Musk @ X © X Business Elon Musk Plans AI Game Studio at xAI The world's richest man wants to "make games great again". To do this, he plans to set up an AI game studio at xAI because "too many game studios are owned by massive corporations". Once again, he lashed out at the woke culture. Elon By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Winfried Diekmann, Managing Director of Aerosoft © Aerosoft Business Aerosoft's FS Conference 2024 With Over 400 Visitors Last weekend, Aerosoft hosted the FS Conference, the biggest German event for FlightSim fans. More than 400 visitors and over 20 exhibitors were present. The event will take place again next year. On 23 November 2020, the FS Conference, the largest German event for flight sim fans, took place in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© devcom Business Devcom Team Hosts Charity Stream for a Good Cause Next Monday, the devcom team will be hosting the charity stream “Play for Ukraine”. In addition to donations, the aim is to provide information about the situation of the games industry in Ukraine. On Monday, December 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the devcom team will host By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© CD Projekt Business Cyberpunk 2077 Breaks Milestones, New Witcher Game in Full Production CD Projekt continues to do well, with Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 selling strongly. The first part of the new Witcher trilogy is in full production, and a new Cyberpunk animation project with Netflix is in development. In the third quarter of 2024, the CD Projekt Group's By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Appcharge Business Appcharge Secures Funding from Creandum, Supercell and Bitkraft The Israeli start-up Appcharge has raised around 26 million US dollars in a recently concluded round of financing. The DTC service provider was supported by existing investors, as well as by Creandum, Supercell and Bikraft, among others. The ongoing lawsuits against Apple and Google for their role as gatekeepers for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Shuhei Yoshida, Head of the Indies Initiative © PlayStation Blog Business Shuhei Yoshida is Leaving PlayStation and Sony Interactive Entertainment With Shuhei Yoshida, the Sony group is losing another experienced manager from the early days of the PlayStation business. Yoshida was in charge of studio activities for a long time and was most recently head of the indie initiative at Sony Interactive Entertainment. Shuhei Yoshida revealed his intention to leave By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Codecks co-founders, Riad Djemili and Daniel Berndt © Codecks Business Codecks Secures €1m Funding to Drive Growth One million Euros in funding will ensure that Codecks can continue to grow in 2025. The project management tool specifically for game developers is being developed in Berlin. Codecks, the project management tool for game developers built in Berlin, has received a €700,000 grant from the European Union' By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The graphic from game is only available in German. It shows the percentage by age of the 31 million Germans (over 16 years of age) who have already seen films/series based on games. In addition, 62 percent believe that stories from games are becoming more important in the film world © game Business Games Benefit from Successful Film and Series Adaptations A survey by YouGov, commissioned by game, highlights the growing influence of computer and video games on the film and television world. This trend is proving highly lucrative for games companies, not just as licensors. The survey, conducted in July 2024, revealed that 43 per cent of Germans aged 16 By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Mucks Games Business Mucks Games Nominated for Apple's App Store Award This year, 45 apps and studios can hope for one of the coveted ten Apple App Store Awards. Among the nominees is an indie team from Germany. The list of nominees was compiled, as always, by the global editorial team of the Apple AppStore. There are 45 finalists, clustered in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Camp Chaos by Zeitland is one of six games that MFG is supporting in the current funding round © Zeitland Business MFG Approves €615,000 for Six Games In the final funding round for 2024, MFG has allocated a total of €615,000 to support six studios and indie developers. Four of these projects secured funding exceeding €20,000. Two of the funded titles fall under the “Funding up to €20,000” category, which accepts applications year-round with By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Keynote speaker Barbara Lippe © Innovation Salzburg/Benedikt Schemmer Business Next Level of Gaming in Salzburg On November 20, the Fachhochschule Salzburg - University of Applied Sciences hosted the Homecoming Startups 2024 event, a celebration of multimedia and gaming innovation. Alongside a keynote speech, engaging lectures, and panel discussions, attendees also had the chance to explore a variety of games in the foyer. The keynote address By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Harold Halibut, Duck Detective and Oddada Reach (from left to right) © Screenshots Business Harold Halibut, Duck Detective and Oddada Reach List of Nominees By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
